Track: Canadian Content

The Canadian Capital Markets

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Room: 402 AB

This session will focus on key characteristics of the different financial instruments as well as the differences versus U.S. market instruments. Discussion will focus on recent market developments, including the latest on the ABCP. Trends and innovations will also be reviewed, including the impact of current fiscal policy on the income trust market and the emergence of the maple bond market in the last five years.

Speakers:

• Rod W. Smith
  Managing Director
  RBC Capital Markets

• Federic Yale-Leduc
  Associate
  RBC Capital Markets

Objectives

• Overview of Canadian capital markets
• Understand key characteristics on the different financial instruments in the Canadian capital markets
• Understand recent developments and trends affecting the Canadian capital markets

Pre-Requisites

• Basic understanding of general capital markets and corporate finance instruments

Take-Aways

None

CPA Field of Study: FIN